Turns out that the longing for granite countertops, ever-larger homes and decked-out media rooms isn’t just a Texas phenomenon.

McGinn visits homeowners across the country, including the couple in Maryland who live in a 9,000-square-foot house and can’t remember how many bathrooms are inside. There’s also Dr. Debi, who calls herself a Renovation Psychologist. She tries to help couples rise above power tool disasters and transform the renovation into a “spiritual experience.” Seriously.

House Lust also delves into the lives of uber-successful real estate agents, families who simply must own a vacation home and slick real estate investment seminars that promise the get-rich-quick path.

It’s an romp through America’s real estate landscape, and takes a stab at explaining just why we’re so obsessed with our home sweet homes.